TiDB is a prime example of an intrinsically scalable and reliable distributed SQL database architecture. Here’s how it works. In the good old days, databases had a relatively simple job: help with the ...

Application sharing between a client, middleware and enterprise server Application sharing between a client, application server and enterprise database server.

As you will see in this chapter, companies use SQL Server for many types of applications and on most tiers now. Gone are the days when you would second guess yourself choosing to use SQL Server over a ...

Before looking at the details of the Oracle database server architecture, let’s look at why so many companies chose this method for their needs. Oracle is the market leader in relational databases ...